Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 8, 2013

You want someone to manage. Many times we hire a leader when really we want a manager…and vice-versa. They wanted a person to manage the complicated and man-made operations they currently have in place. Do you want a leader or a manager? (By Managers guide systems. Get a manager. Leaders lead change.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 9, 2016

Part of the leader’s job is to learn to better manage conflict rather than attempting to kill them. Here are 7 thoughts for leaders managing conflict on a team: Interfere sparingly – I try not to take sides in conflict anymore than I have to, even when I have my own opinion. Don’t be afraid of conflict on a team.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 28, 2022

This includes being too kind and not managing conflict. I have never seen a healthy board/organization relationship where board members got too much in the weeds of daily operations. The post 10 of the Biggest Mistakes Boards Fall Into appeared first on Ron Edmondson. False unity is not unity at all. Decision paralysis.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2020

Just like the people they lead, they become protective of the way things operate. With good leadership desperation can often lead to innovation. . We need good managers and good guidelines to keep us legal and accountable. The post 7 Barriers to Growth Every Leader Needs to Eliminate Today appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Just as adults may have a plan for their career or finances, parents need a plan for operating their home. BTW, I love writing about the family, but most of my work is in the field of leadership. Check out my new website design and my 5T Leadership offerings. Let me know if I can help you.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Maintaining involves setting up and managing systems in an effort to continue the progress usually begun by others. But on successful teams, all three are operating together within a life cycle. The post Life Cycles of an Organization: And the Team That Leads Them appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Maintainers.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

I talk a lot about leadership. A mentor of mine says everything rises and falls on leadership. (I I have an advanced degree in leadership. The other person was an operation manager. I was in a senior leadership position, where we had experienced explosive growth and change in recent years.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I think that is true in leadership too. Here are 7 of my biggest frustrations as a leader: Pettiness – It bothers me in leadership to argue over things that really, in the large scheme of things, just don’t matter. What are your biggest frustrations in leadership? Related posts: Are You a Leader or Manager?

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Things like returning phone calls and emails in a timely manner, for example, remain critical at every level of leadership. I find personally if I don’t operate with some scheduled time for current obligations I will get dreadfully behind and end up not being effective for anyone. This is critical to an organization’s success.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

When your business is facing declining sales, a potential buy-out, or even certain closure, how do you manage people who are likely panicking about their future? In a crisis, you may think you need a whole new set of management approaches. But don’t throw out your Management 101 book quite yet. says Edmondson.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. ” Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 17, 2015

Finding, training and keeping good board members is a critical part of non-profit leadership. Don’t micro-manage. There may be times when you need a more active role in day-to-day operations, but those should be rare — not a regular occurrence. You are there to advise and hold accountable — not to run the place.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 15, 2017

By working through these scenarios in a low stress environment before a cyber-attack happens, church leadership can rehearse their response plans, identify gaps in their plans, and ultimately improve their security. Update frequently all operating systems, firmware, apps – everything.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 19, 2018

Finding, training and keeping good board members is a critical part of non-profit leadership. Don’t micro-manage. There may be times when you need a more active role in day-to-day operations, but those should be rare — not a regular occurrence. You are there to advise and hold accountable — not to run the place.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

If you’re leading a team or an organization, how can you help manage the emotional culture of the people you’re responsible for? Emotional Intelligence is a cornerstone of leadership and it involves understanding our own and others’ emotions and navigating them affectively – not suppressing them.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

But that’s exactly why it would be a mistake to look past organizational behavior and culture at GM: It is utterly inevitable that things will go wrong, according to Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson. Garvin notes that this is where Edmondson’s work on implicit voice theories comes into play.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

Garvin was a generalist more than a specialist, perhaps because he came of age at HBS during the 1980s, when the school’s primary focus was the development of skilled general managers. A Sloan Management Review article (which I had the pleasure of working on) provides valuable context for Garvin’s most-read HBR articles.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 15, 2018

One of my favorite leadership stories is of David in 1 Samuel 23. It’s a great “problem” to have, but it does cause tensions, which need to be managed. The organization is leadership poor – I didn’t say “poor leadership” I said leadership poor. Make no mistake about it, eventually they will.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

In a large-scale study of over 3,000 employees conducted by Anna Nyberg at the Karolinska Institute , results showed a strong link between leadership behavior and heart disease in employees. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. Stress-producing bosses are literally bad for the heart. Insight Center.

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